ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Juan Ciscomani on Crime

Republican Juan Ciscomani is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29.  We asked him some questions on crime policy.

Should we have more contracts with private prisons?
Yes, private prisons are a cost-effective way to deal with the need for prison capacity.
Should we spend more on program that provide prisoners with vocational education while they [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Pat Kilburn on Crime

Republican Pat Kilburn is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29.  We asked him some questions on crime policy.
Should we increase state funding for prison construction?
No, I think that we should use contract prisons and for non-violent offenders, we should consider options like residing in barracks type environment.
Should we have more contracts with [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Matt Heinz on Crime

Democrat Matt Heinz is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29. We asked him some questions about crime policy.

Should we increase state funding for prison construction?
Incarceration is an important part of the judicial system but I would like to see as much money funneled into prevention and rehabilitation as possible. We keep filling [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Daniel Patterson on Crime

Democrat Daniel Patterson is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29. We asked him some questions about crime policy.
Should we increase state funding for prison construction?
You know, I’m not sure whether we should or not. I’d have to look at it more closely. I am very troubled that in a lot of ways [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Matt Heinz on Taxes

Democrat Matt Heinz is running for House of Representatives in LD29. We asked him some questions about tax policy.

Do you support the repeal of the state property tax?
No, I think that we need that $250 million. At this point we can’t really afford to lose any of it. The state depends on these three legs, [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Daniel Patterson on Taxes

Democrat Daniel Patterson is running for House of Representatives in LD29. We asked him some questions on tax policy.

Do you support the repeal of the state property tax?

I support doing what was already agreed. When that property tax cut was put in place, the state had a lot more money. But there was an agreement [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Juan Ciscomani on Taxes

Republican Juan Ciscomani is running for House of Representatives in LD29.  We asked him some questions on tax policy.
Do you support the repeal of the state property tax?
Although ideal, it is not realistic to repeal the property tax given our current budget deficit.
Do you support borrowing for school construction?
Yes, if the construction is needed, if [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Pat Kilburn on Taxes

Republican Pat Kilburn is running for House of Representatives in LD29.  We asked him some questions about tax policy.

Do you support the repeal of the state property tax?
Yes, with our economy in the shape it is in people and businesses don’t need to be taxed more
Since it will cost the state $250 million, what should [...]

Legislative District 29: Elections Happen

With 97 percent of the precinct votes and 4,600 early ballots counted, only 3,000 provisional ballots and roughly 10,000 late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots remain. It looks like the surprises are over for Legislative District 29.
The big surprises last night in LD29 included Patricia Puig and Eric Carbajal Bustamante practically tying for the fourth slot of this [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Daniel Patterson on Education

Democrat Daniel Patterson is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29. We asked him some questions about education policy.
Should the AIMS test remain a requirement for high-school graduation?
No. I listen to the teachers and the teachers don’t support it. I don’t think it’s worked very well and in general I don’t support federal or [...]